When I bumped into Doug Cooper last week he comented to me ‘writing is easy, getting enough good photos is the hard bit’. I’m thinking that Doug has pinpointed perhaps the biggest challenge. However in order to solve that challenge, I’ve got to get out and do a lot of paddling and the weather gods are blessing the […]
Archive for March, 2007
Over the sea to skye
Published by March 28th, 2007 in Environment, History and Community. 2 CommentsSKYE BOAT SONG
Speed bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing
Onward, the sailors cry
Carry the lad that’s born to be king
Over the sea to Skye.
Words by Sir Harold Boulton,1884
Bonnie Prince Charlie or the ‘young pretender’ to the throne, in 1746 made the journey to Skye by ferry boat during his evasion after the defeat of the […]
When I’m learning, I like to explore and experiment. That’s what I’ve done so far with my new camera, however the time has come to delve into the comprehensive instruction booklet. As on Sunday I failed to get a good shot of an otter which came within 6 feet of my kayak. I’m sure I’ve […]
It’s the most Westerly beach on mainland Britain on the Ardnamurchan peninsula and its simply in the premier league of Highland & Hebridean sandy beaches.
During the 2nd World War, two military aircraft crash landed there and apparently rifles and ammunition were recovered from one of them. The peninsula’s deer soon suffered as the local’s put the rifles to […]
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